Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2023

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee disability, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, tinnitus, and major depressive disorder. The cases are now remanded for further development as specified.

The Board has remanded the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for tinnitus. The other issues of service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD have been denied.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted. The issues of increased ratings for low back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is not related to her active military service.

The Board has denied an initial rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus. The Veteran's claims for service connection of left ear hearing loss, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy, and a cervical spine condition are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection as it had onset during service with continuity of symptoms following service.,For his lumbosacral strain, right leg iliotibial band friction syndrome, vertigo, and right ear hearing loss claims, the Board finds remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The cases of bilateral hearing loss, chronic headaches, low back pain, lower left and right extremity radiculopathy, and a cervical spine disability are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but has remanded the issue of service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to lack of a sufficient nexus opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, do not meet the threshold for a schedular TDIU prior to February 3, 2021. The Board finds no reasonable possibility of unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's initial ratings for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been denied as the evidence does not show symptomatology that is not contemplated by the rating criteria.,For the appeal period from February 12, 2018, to August 3, 2020, the Veteran has not met the requirements for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and other conditions such as right shoulder, bilateral pes planus, positional vertigo, tinnitus, right elbow, right knee, hiatal hernia, have rendered him unemployable. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for adding his child I.L. and spouse E. as dependents to his VA disability compensation award, but the Board finds that no such effective date is warranted.,VA denied recognition of E. as the Veteran's dependent spouse due to incomplete information provided by the Veteran regarding his marital history.

The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine and cervical spine disabilities, as well as tinnitus. Service connection was also granted for hypertrophic calluses of the left foot and right foot.,Service connection was denied for sinusitis and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as they did not manifest in or shortly after service, did not involve continuity of symptomatology from service to diagnosis, and are otherwise unrelated to service.,The Veteran's current tinnitus was also denied as it did not involve continuity of symptomatology from service to diagnosis.

The Board has reopened the claim for a right knee disability and remanded it due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for tinnitus, but the issue of service connection for uterine fibroids remains pending.,Service connection is granted for uterine fibroids as the evidence is at least in equipoise that they had their onset during service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to have started during service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for a scar of the right knee, denied service connection for hearing loss, and granted service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran's tinnitus is related to his in-service noise exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current tinnitus is more likely related to his exposure to loud noises during active duty service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, which include generalized anxiety disorder, right knee ACL tear, tinnitus, painful scar from ACL surgery, left patellofemoral pain syndrome, bilateral plantar fasciitis, cervicogenic headache, and right knee limitation of extension. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions collectively precluded him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.